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April 20, 2009

Chromium Updater

If you use Chromium, the open source project behind Google Chrome, you probably noticed that the browser doesn't include an auto-update feature. For those who don't want to manually install the latest Chromium snapshot, there's Chromium Updater, an unofficial application that downloads and installs the latest Chromium version. Chromium Updater doesn't run automatically, so you still need to launch the software periodically.

Installing Chromium brings you the latest features and fixes, but the builds are usually less stable than Google Chrome's releases. A safer option is to install the early access release channels for Google Chrome, which include support for auto-update. "Subscribing to the Beta or Dev channel means you'll get more frequent (but less stable) updates and you'll get to try new features first."

20 comments:

I made this application. There are settings to have my app start with your computer. It was designed around running from the tray. It checks for updates every 5 minutes. There is a hidden ini setting to change it though.

Did you know that as well as updating an existing version of Chromium browser,Chromium Nightly Updater CNU for short will also install Chromium on any computer that does not already have Chromium on it? When I first got my laptop it only had Internet explorer on it. so I downloaded CNU and ran it and it downloaded and installed Chromium for me. And CNU will only installs working builds. So I recommend that anybody who wants Chromium browser to use this method as it saves time browsing the web looking for a download link. Which is difficult to find. Andrea.

· daily update for Chromium browser at 8pm (can be changed)· you don't have to close browser during the update· you can update anytime by 'Start Menu' icon· does not work in the background and does not waste RAM memory· can be used (first use) as a Chromium Installer if browser not installed· you can install and use Chromium independently of Google Chrome· installation and uninstallation takes only 1 second

Softpedia guarantees that Chromium Auto Updater 1.0 is 100% Clean, which means it does not contain any form of malware, including but not limited to: spyware, viruses, trojans and backdoors.